Programs
Distinguished seminar series
IBSI supports a distinguished seminar series presenting leaders in the
field of integrative biology and related topics from within biology, medicine,
engineering or computation. A seminar series will commence after the official
launch of the institute on 1 February 2008. The distinguished speaker
at this launch event will be Professor Douglas Lauffenburger of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.
Past speakers include:
Dr. Douglas Lauffenburger (MIT): February 1, 2008
Dr. Raimond Winslow (Johns Hopkins): March 28, 2008
Dr. Ana Rute Neves (ITQB Institute for Biotechnology, Portugal): April 11, 2008
Dr. Andrew Murray (Bauer Center, Harvard University): September 12, 2008
Dr. John Reinitz (State University of New York): November 14, 2008
Dr. Pablo Iglesias (Johns Hopkins): March 18, 2009
Dr. Eduardo Mendoza (Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany): March 25, 2009
Dr. Santiago Schnell (University of Michigan): April 8, 2009
Dr. Reka Albert (Pennsylvania State University): September 30, 2009
Dr. Friedrich Srienc (University of Minnesota): October 21, 2009
Confirmed upcoming speakers include:
Dr. Ravi Iyengar (Mount Sinai School of Medicine): November 18, 2009
Dr. Frank Algöwer (University of Stuttgart): Feburary 24, 2010
Chalk-talk series
IBSI supports a weekly meeting for interested parties to discuss ongoing
research and open research questions. At these meetings, a volunteer (faculty,
postdoc, student) leads the discussion on a particular topic, presents
in an informal fashion (without powerpoint slides) what's known and what
some of the open questions are. This presentation is followed by questions
and discussions about possible solutions.
The chalk talk is being held every Wednesday during the fall and spring
semester at 12:00 noon in the Klaus building, room 1116E. Lunch is served.
The schedule of discussions for the current semester is available
here
IBSI Collaborative Graduate Student Fellowship Program
Supervision of a graduate student by two faculty from different areas is expected to foster new collaboration. Because integrative systems biology is interdisciplinary and draws from many areas of expertise, IBSI provides funds to support the sharing of graduate students.
Click here for details.
Pilot-research program
IBSI supports, on a limited basis, pilot research projects that combine in a new way the expertise of at least two faculty in different units within Georgia Tech. The typical award is about $30,000 for one year, with the possibility of extension.
Click here for details.